Writer and musician Ishmael Reed discusses his life and career on the March 22, 2011 edition of KNPR's "State of Nevada." Reed appeared, along with Dave Loeb, Ellis Marsalis, Jr., and Marlena Shaw, at BMI's "Jazz: America’s Gift to the World" event on March 24, 2011.

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